About Edward H. Janssen
Lived 1815 – 1877 (aged 61–62). Edward H. Janssen was an American politician.
Edward H. Janssen (c. 1815 - 1877) was a German American immigrant, teacher, and pioneer. He was the 2nd State Treasurer of Wisconsin.
Biography Born in Germany in 1815, Janssen moved to Mequon, Wisconsin in 1840. He was a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention in 1846 and served as Treasurer from 1852 to 1856. In 1853, he helped to build the Concordia Mill, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Later, he moved to Cedarburg, Wisconsin and became Superintendent of Schools of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He held the position until his death in 1877.
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American politician
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Edward H. Janssen was born in 1815 in Germany.
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Edward H. Janssen died in 1877 in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
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Edward H. Janssen was a politician.
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Edward H. Janssen was American.
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